PolitickerNJ.com turns 9 1/2 on Saturday; July 2009 is best traffic month ever

It has been an amazing two weeks for those who view New Jersey politics as a spectator sport. Kim Guadagno and Loretta Weinberg have made history as the first major party candidates for Lieutenant Governor. Three mayors, two Assemblymen, and multitude of local officials, and even a few Rabbis, were arrested. A man named Solomon Dwek now has 100% name ID, at least within the political world.

At PolitickerNJ.com, recent events have created an unprecedented interest in political news for July. As compared to July 2008, visits to our site are up 62%!!! Age views have increased 68%, and time on site has gone up 21%. We had over 3 million page views and nearly 250,000 visitors to our site in July 2009.

Our reporting team of Max Pizarro and Matt Friedman have broken story after story. We’re fortunate to have such a talented team.

PolitickerNJ.com turns 9 ½ on August 1. As we begin a weekend that will likely be quieter than the last one, we want to express our sincere gratitude to our readers for their continued support and constant feedback. We’re all looking forward to the excitement of the next four months.